by Kim Troup | Oct 2, 2013 | German
Die Feiertage sind vorbei, wir kommen zur täglichen Routine zurück und schauen auf das restliche Jahr. Der erste jüdische Monat nach den Feiertagen ist Heshvan, in welchem wir beginnen, für Regen zu beten. Das Gebet um Regen ist nicht nur ein Satz, der zu unseren...
by Kim Troup | Oct 2, 2013 | Dutch
De feestdagen zijn voorbij en het is tijd om weer terug te gaan naar het leven van alle dag en vooruit te kijken op de rest van het jaar. De eerste Hebreeuwse maand na de feesten is Heshvan en het is de maand waarin we beginnen te bidden om regen, De bede om regen is...
by Kim Troup | Oct 1, 2013 | Reflections from Israel
To me, part of the thrill of living in Israel is the language. Until I moved here, Hebrew was the language of my prayer book, the language in which the Torah Portion of the Week was read aloud in synagogue, the language of the Bible. Granted, when I went to Bible...
by Kim Troup | Sep 17, 2013 | Reflections from Israel
It’s hard to believe that it’s been only three days since the High Holy Days passed… Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and ten days later, Yom Kippur, the Day of Repentance, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. In just two days the Feast of Tabernacles...
by Kim Troup | Sep 17, 2013 | News from the Land
The news in Israel is focusing on two subjects right now: Syria and Yom Kippur. Yom Kippur, otherwise known as the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of the year when Jews all over the world spend the day in fasting and prayer. This year, though, marked the 40th...
